New York Fanum

The second of the Fanums, the New York Fanum was built in the first decade of the 1900s and officially opened in 1910. Located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan Island, the New York Fanum is best known for housing the Richston Center for Anthropological Studies, with the small Naos Group offices tucked into the back upper floors of the museum.

The Group offices here boast only three offices, plus the director’s office and guest suite. The vault here stores relics and similar items taken from the Eastern and Middle United States, as well as most of Canada. The Group also owns a brownstone across the street, however, where many of the Group’s agents and employees live.

Layout of the Richston Center

First Floor

The first floor of the Richston Center is actually about a half-story above the street. A large set of stairs with a wheelchair lift running down the middle of them rise up to meet the entrance on this level. The building itself is a work of modern architecture, impressive in its use of both stonework and glass.

• West Building
  • Entrance: This entryway contains an information desk, bank of pay phones, coat check and gift shop.
  • Ryerson & Burnham Libraries: A donated library of early 1900s legal documents and law references pertinent to New York jurisdictions.
  • Print Study Room: Professional archivists are willing to assist patrons with copying relevant pieces of information from the libraries or even the written works displays.
  • Fullerton Hall: An extensive library of historical documents, bound journals and ship's logs.
  • Naos Archives: The closed-to-the-public archives of the New York Fanum.
  • Gallery 100: The Grand Staircase
  • Gallery 101: Featured Display
  • Written Works Wing (102-109): These galleries feature old books, tablets, scrolls and other written pieces of archaeological interest, divided by culture.
  • Jewelry Wing (130-139): This wing contains case after case of jewelry from a variety of cultures and periods in time.
• Gunsaulus Hall: This hall, which spans the gap between the West and East Buildings takes advantage of the massive windows that show the world outside to display impressive pieces of stained glass, rolled in and locked into place in mobile cases. Gallery 143 features an impressive collection of mirrors from throughout history.
• East Building
  • Rubloff Auditorium: Often rented out to groups and schools for presentations.
  • McKinlock Court Galleries: These galleries all feature impressive windows that look down onto the McKinlock Court below (see Ground Level). The windows here are specially treated to help prevent the sunlight from damaging any of the artwork within. Most of the artwork here consists of small pieces of display artwork meant for tabletops and shelves.
  • Sculpture Wing: This wing is dedicated to pieces of sculpture from around the world, throughout the ages. It features two very large galleries (161 and 171) that act as homes to massive pieces of sculpture (generally larger than the size of a person); most of the other galleries here bear smaller works.
  • New York Stock Exchange Room: When the old New York Stock Exchange was torn down, pieces of it were brought here and reconstructed partially, highlighting the impressive architecture and lush interiors that once saw the rise of a nation's fortunes.
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